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has david wildstein now moved from being part of the traffic perpetrator's defense to being on the other side? to being on the side of the folks who are investigating this bridge scandal? and if he has split from the defense to the other side, what does that mean for the future of this story? joining us now is a senior political reporter from the new jersey news website. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. so david wildstein and his attorney basically gave themselves up to the special counsel to show all of the unredacted documents and this is the product of it. will this help him in some way? >> you know, it might. i think you may have hit it on the head in the opening. he may have been forced to turn this stuff over anyway. eventually if this committee was going to take him to court to try to get those unredacted documents, some judge was going to do what they did, i assume, go through line by line and see what should remain redacted and what had no bearing or what needed to be turned over. i think he just saved himself, you know, i'm sure you guys went through this as w
has david wildstein now moved from being part of the traffic perpetrator's defense to being on the other side? to being on the side of the folks who are investigating this bridge scandal? and if he has split from the defense to the other side, what does that mean for the future of this story? joining us now is a senior political reporter from the new jersey news website. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. so david wildstein and his attorney basically gave themselves up to...
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at that meeting late last year, defense secretary chuck hagel told all the other defense secretaries in nato that by the next time they all got together, the u.s. and afghanistan would likely have signed a deal to arrange for some number of u.s. troops to stay on in afghanistan even after the nominal end of the war this year. he told the other defense ministers when we next meet in february, we expect that by then the president of afghanistan will have signed this deal. well, that next meeting in february is tomorrow. tomorrow chuck hagel is meeting again with all of those other defense ministers from all the other nato countries. the next meeting is tomorrow and the president of afghanistan has not signed that deal even though the u.s. had told those defense ministers we expected that by now it would be a done deal. it seemed like the afghan president was going to sign it. the deal was finalized and put in writing in november. the afghan government convened a loya jirga for all the tribal elders in afghanistan to weigh in on it and resoundingly said the afghan president should sign
at that meeting late last year, defense secretary chuck hagel told all the other defense secretaries in nato that by the next time they all got together, the u.s. and afghanistan would likely have signed a deal to arrange for some number of u.s. troops to stay on in afghanistan even after the nominal end of the war this year. he told the other defense ministers when we next meet in february, we expect that by then the president of afghanistan will have signed this deal. well, that next meeting...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> we should be making it easier for people to vote and not harder. it's a shame it's become harder and harder and harder to cast a vote in the state of ohio. >> nina turner today at a press conference organized by ohio democrats to respond to new voting restrictions ohio has just everyone enacted. senator turner is trying to replace john husted in the upcoming elections this year. joaning us now is senator turner. thank you very much for being with us. >> thanks, rachel. >> what do you think the practical impact of these new restrictions would be, you said today you think it's become harder and harder to cast a vote in the state of ohio. >> you laid it out really nicely, rachel, in the last segment. there are over 400,000 ohioans who are either underemployed and unemploy 37d think about folks in the middle class stringing two or three jobs together and them not having an opportunity to take advantage of sunday voting or havin
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it's a bedrock principle of america jurisprudence that everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense, no matter how noxious they are. >> that's right. and you should not be expected to be confirmed by the majority in the u.s. senate if you represent the country's most notorious cop killer, and that's what happened in this case. denny faulkner in december 9, 1981, an army veteran, was killed in the line of duty by wesley cook, who then became mumia abu-jamal. he was sentenced to death -- >> a very controversial case. >> controversial in the sense jury instructions, and that's why they won on technicality on appeal, and that's why he didn't get the death sentence, and why he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. you should not expect if you take on this case, i understand everyone is entitled -- >> an attorney takes on a case like that, they should expect their career hen-pecked forever? >> you are defined by the cases you take. i'm a former congressman. i'm not a lobbyist. if i became a lobbyist, i would be tainted for the rest of my life. i would say this is a political mistake bhi th
it's a bedrock principle of america jurisprudence that everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense, no matter how noxious they are. >> that's right. and you should not be expected to be confirmed by the majority in the u.s. senate if you represent the country's most notorious cop killer, and that's what happened in this case. denny faulkner in december 9, 1981, an army veteran, was killed in the line of duty by wesley cook, who then became mumia abu-jamal. he was sentenced to death --...
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zimmerman claims self-defense and was acquitted on second degree murder in july. days later trayvon's parents came on this show to express their shock. >> i broke down, because i was in disbelief. i just didn't -- i couldn't understand why the jury came back with the verdict that they did. >> when the verdict came, it just seemed like wow, you can get away with murder. >> two years later, a new book is raising some provocative questions about the trial. and about race and justice in america. it's called "suspicion nation: the inside story of the trayvon martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it." and the author, lisa bloom, is very harsh on the prosecution. she writes, quote, yes, the prosecution blew it. the overlooked evidence, lack of witness preparation, and poor strategic choices made by the state's attorneys were nothing short of astonishing. joining me now is lisa bloom, a legal analyst for the "today" show and avo.com. she is also a frequent guest on this show during and after the zimmerman trial. thank you for being here, lisa. >> thank you, rever
zimmerman claims self-defense and was acquitted on second degree murder in july. days later trayvon's parents came on this show to express their shock. >> i broke down, because i was in disbelief. i just didn't -- i couldn't understand why the jury came back with the verdict that they did. >> when the verdict came, it just seemed like wow, you can get away with murder. >> two years later, a new book is raising some provocative questions about the trial. and about race and...
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now that they're playing defense, what the religious right is doing is saying, let's rely on the free exercise clause in order to allow individuals to sort these claims in court. in some ways, arizona was the easiest case, she showed no evidence of religious discrimination against businesses. land of legal, gay rights organization told me today they had received almost 500 complaints over the past four years about lgbt discrimination in arizona. >> which is legal. >> it starts to feel like, you hurt my fist when i hit your face argument. but i think as we move to other states, that do have these lgbt laws, i think the conflict is going to be more of a fair fight between the two sides. >> and politically because of that, it's going to be fascinating to see if any other state moves on this after jan brewer decided to veto it. fascinating, thank you. >> thank you. >>> governor chris christie just spoke publicly moments ago about the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. he answered questions about it that he has never answered before, and you will want to hear what he said, and
now that they're playing defense, what the religious right is doing is saying, let's rely on the free exercise clause in order to allow individuals to sort these claims in court. in some ways, arizona was the easiest case, she showed no evidence of religious discrimination against businesses. land of legal, gay rights organization told me today they had received almost 500 complaints over the past four years about lgbt discrimination in arizona. >> which is legal. >> it starts to...
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no, they're just well trained local self-defense forces." president obama responded to that claim today by saying of president putin, "i don't think that he's fooling anybody." but whether or not president putin is out to lunch, whether or not he really is trying to fool anybody, whether he's just saying patently, obviously untrue things as kind of a one-finger salute to the rest of the world and the world's media, his world view, his bizarre explanation of what he says he's doing, of what he says is going on in russia's corner of the world isn't just a rorschach test, isn't just a psychological exercise about how two different ends of the telescope make the world look like two very different places. these two totally different understandings of what's going on in the world, one from vladimir putin, one from everybody else in the world, these two different perspectives on what's happening there are manifesting on the ground in places like the ukrainian airbase in belbeck. when we signed off on this show last night, the live version of this s
no, they're just well trained local self-defense forces." president obama responded to that claim today by saying of president putin, "i don't think that he's fooling anybody." but whether or not president putin is out to lunch, whether or not he really is trying to fool anybody, whether he's just saying patently, obviously untrue things as kind of a one-finger salute to the rest of the world and the world's media, his world view, his bizarre explanation of what he says he's...
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only with the example you talked about but it wasn't long ago that president clinton was signing the defense of marriage act. this is bending forward but it's bending forward fast. >> the arc of history bends towards justice and sharply so it seems at in moment in time. freedom to marry's mark mckinnon, thank you as always for your time and thoughts. >> thanks, alex. kick it hard. >>> after the break, scores of rebel fighters are slaughtered in the outskirts of damascus and secretary kerry says the president is dissatisfied with the situation in syria. we'll have a full report next on "now." are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ iwe don't back down. we o
only with the example you talked about but it wasn't long ago that president clinton was signing the defense of marriage act. this is bending forward but it's bending forward fast. >> the arc of history bends towards justice and sharply so it seems at in moment in time. freedom to marry's mark mckinnon, thank you as always for your time and thoughts. >> thanks, alex. kick it hard. >>> after the break, scores of rebel fighters are slaughtered in the outskirts of damascus and...
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he describes them as a self-defense force over which russia has no control. focus also today on the big e.u. meeting. european leaders in brussels, to see if they'll come forward with package, any threat of sanctions, which they've been reluctant to do so far but, of course, this development in crimea could concentrate their minds somewhat. kristen? >> all right, ian williams, thank you for that report. >>> this morning, the white house announced new measures designed to pressure russian and crimean officials. jim maceda is live in moscow with more. we're learning the white house is announcing new visa restrictions and new sanctions. how is moscow reacting this morning, jim? >> reporter: we haven't had a reaction yet, kristen, from moscow on that specifically. but just to back up a bit. this diplomatic fleurry of the last 48 hours has been about creating a united front with the united states and europe trying to make vladimir putin and other russian and pro-russian officials pay a price for what the west sees as a violation of ukraine's sovereignty. and while
he describes them as a self-defense force over which russia has no control. focus also today on the big e.u. meeting. european leaders in brussels, to see if they'll come forward with package, any threat of sanctions, which they've been reluctant to do so far but, of course, this development in crimea could concentrate their minds somewhat. kristen? >> all right, ian williams, thank you for that report. >>> this morning, the white house announced new measures designed to pressure...
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>> that's not even a position, minister of defense. the. >> just now we're going to little italy right here. this is little italy right here. >> he was claiming a position that doesn't even exist. instead of being abusive and being touched, we just let him be himself. >> while many of the inmates stay tight-lipped, it's another stoert among the 50 or so women. >> you want your blanket? you got it, you got it. >> they're dramatic all together. >> being locked up, confined to a small area. females are confrontational by nature. everybody's dealing with different situations, emotions are flying, so they're just -- they're petty. this is how they release their anger. >> you are your own racist. some people -- i had [ bleep ]. >> while officers have grown used to petty conflicts some veterans on staff say lately it's been worse than ever. >> it's never been like that. it's never. in 7 1/2 years we've never had them go through the door, what are you arguing about now? she looked at me. she touched me. >> every one of you are pushing this bey
>> that's not even a position, minister of defense. the. >> just now we're going to little italy right here. this is little italy right here. >> he was claiming a position that doesn't even exist. instead of being abusive and being touched, we just let him be himself. >> while many of the inmates stay tight-lipped, it's another stoert among the 50 or so women. >> you want your blanket? you got it, you got it. >> they're dramatic all together. >> being...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> back to "hardball." and time for the side show. it's the fourth anniversary of first lady michelle obama's "let's move!" campaign. and to celebrate, you could say president obama and vice president biden both took a victory lap, literally. ♪ >> mr. president, you ready to move? >> absolutely. lets do this thing. let's move. ♪ >> man, you're hard to keep up with. >> you did great out there. after a good workout, you got drink up. >> all right. >> otherwise we're going to be in trouble with jill and michelle. >> just let michelle know i did drink this. >> same time next week? >> same time next week. >> finally some boys room humor made its way into a congressional briefing yesterday. john boehner is certainly used to people mispronouncing his name. but take a look at how the speaker corrected a reporter after the reporter accidentally addressed him as congressman dave camp. >> yes, sir? >> mr. camp -- i mean, sorry. mr. s
you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> back to "hardball." and time for the side show. it's the fourth anniversary of first lady michelle obama's "let's move!" campaign. and to celebrate, you could say president obama and vice president biden both took a victory lap, literally. ♪ >> mr. president, you ready to move? >> absolutely. lets do this thing....
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john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a team of lawyers working for him, and not only did they volunteer resources but the press releases made it clear they view him as a type of hero to your point. one of the things that troubles people is that jamal did have sort of a celebrity around him, i guess you could, a movement. but he wasn't a part of that. he was an attorney doing what attorneys do. is there any reticence on the part of the legal community in philadelphia that he's now being essentially punished for the sins of his client? >> wealth, i've heard from some attorneys, not necessarily in philadelphia
john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a...
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but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> i called. >> i know. is it for 1345 south -- >> yes, yes. >> they're on your way. you only called a couple of minutes ago. they're on their way, okay. >> you know, it's an emergency, and they are still not here. >> okay. they're on their way. >> okay, bye. >> all right, bye. >> well, there is a person rather pathetically trying to get the ambulance to show up that normally would have gotten there, presumably. and there you have this traffic gridlock. it doesn't get through. >> and it was causing problems for the dispatchers too. not only were they having to deal with the normal calls comin
but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is...
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it's been her trajectory ever since. >> don't be defensive. don't raise your voice, that was another one. my husband did x. stay away from that. talk about you and what you have done. be real. that is an interesting >>> it awe was just the first batch. what more do you think may be revealed? >> well, i think you have anything from substance to just style, which ed talked about. and for somebody who is perhaps running for president, it is these papers are yes, they shed light but it's a major distraction. now the advice isn't startling, what be yourself, talk about yourself. and i am surprised that she needed that kind of really beginners advice. you would tell that to somebody who hadn't done much publicity or been in the public eye before. but within those papers that we haven't seen, i bet there are stories about policies that you could say see, she said that then and she said that in '07 and at 08 when she campaigned. it's those that will be supposed inconsistencie inconsistencies. of course she will cast them about of course people evolve,
it's been her trajectory ever since. >> don't be defensive. don't raise your voice, that was another one. my husband did x. stay away from that. talk about you and what you have done. be real. that is an interesting >>> it awe was just the first batch. what more do you think may be revealed? >> well, i think you have anything from substance to just style, which ed talked about. and for somebody who is perhaps running for president, it is these papers are yes, they shed...
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with the trial set to begin next week, joining me now is general sinclair's lead defense attorney mr. chef. the prosecutor quit. we did reach out to the pentagon and prosecution and get statements and the pentagon has yet to get back to us for a statement and of course we will have the pentagon's side of the story whenever they do get back to us. tell me your best argument for why the charges should be dismissed? >> well the charges should be dismissed because it's pretty clear the decision-making in the case is being driven by politics and people at the pentagon as opposed to where it should be with the convening authority at fort bragg. this is a case that has always been a remarkably thin case in terms of the evidence. there are thousands and thousands of text messages and personal journals by the person who's accusing general sinclair of sexual assault. it demonstrates the consensual nature of their relationship. on top of that, in early january she perjured herself during a pretrial hearing. in that circumstance, in every experience i've had both as prosecutor and defense lawyer
with the trial set to begin next week, joining me now is general sinclair's lead defense attorney mr. chef. the prosecutor quit. we did reach out to the pentagon and prosecution and get statements and the pentagon has yet to get back to us for a statement and of course we will have the pentagon's side of the story whenever they do get back to us. tell me your best argument for why the charges should be dismissed? >> well the charges should be dismissed because it's pretty clear the...
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senator mccaskill would eliminate the good soldier defense, which allows perpendicul perpetrators as character as a defense. >>> today the court-martial began for brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, one of the highest ranking officers ever to be tried on sexual assault charges. he immediated guilty to having an improper relationship with a junior officer but not guilty to five other charges, including sexual assault. he be judged by a jury of his peers. he faces life in prison if convicted. whenever you're read. thank you. thank you. i got this. oh, no, i'll get it! let me get it. uh-uh-uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-905-6500 now. here we go! hold on man. is that a leak up there? that's a drip. whoo. okay. aah. now that's a leak. that is a leak! and if you don't ha
senator mccaskill would eliminate the good soldier defense, which allows perpendicul perpetrators as character as a defense. >>> today the court-martial began for brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, one of the highest ranking officers ever to be tried on sexual assault charges. he immediated guilty to having an improper relationship with a junior officer but not guilty to five other charges, including sexual assault. he be judged by a jury of his peers. he faces life in prison if...
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vladimir putin, those were local self-defense units. now, if putin said that to angela merkel in a way that left merkel believes that he believes th that, then she is, of course, absolutely right, that putin is in another world. but as of tonight, i for one am prepared to give vladimir putin the benefit of the doubt on this. i see no reason on the face of the evidence as of now to reach the conclusion, or should we say, the diagnosis that putin is delusional. it seems more likely that he is simply employing that tactic that most politicians here and around the world employ every day to varying degrees. putin is simply lying. when putin talks about his soldiers that he sent into ukraine being local self-defense units, he's just lying. how is that statistically different style liistically different than chris christie trying to use a nonexistent traffic study? i'm not equating the government of new jersey and the government of russia. the new jersey scandals are completely unimportant, nothing when juxtaposed to the most important story i
vladimir putin, those were local self-defense units. now, if putin said that to angela merkel in a way that left merkel believes that he believes th that, then she is, of course, absolutely right, that putin is in another world. but as of tonight, i for one am prepared to give vladimir putin the benefit of the doubt on this. i see no reason on the face of the evidence as of now to reach the conclusion, or should we say, the diagnosis that putin is delusional. it seems more likely that he is...
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he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates minds, we'll have to see, tamron. >>> we want to take you back to the developing news out of the maryland where the cpac conference is under way. mark murray is standing by. he is in washington. mark, are you there? >> hey, tamron. >> let's talk about first of after senator mitch mcconnell. we know he will be in a big political battle in the midterm, but he walked in entered the room with a reichel in hand handing it to tom coburn and actually made a plea focusing rather than on the party, focusing on his own personal race. c'mon, give me your perspective on this. >> actually pretty good th
he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates...
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he insisted they were, quote, local defense forces and call the people's uprising against ukrainian president viktor yanukovych an unconstitutional coup and said they were sitting in a laboratory and running experiments on rats and described anti-government protests, the ones that killed scores of people two week ago an orgy of radicals. putin was nervous, angry, cornered and paranoid, written in the new republic. here was an authoritarian dancing uncomfortably in his new dictator shoes. in the last few years it's something like conventional knowledge in moscow journalistic circles that put. was no longer getting new good information, surrounded by yes men who created a parallel informational universe. indeed, living in a parallel universe seem to be one of the only explanations for putin's perilously irrational behavior. joining me, mark halperin, and from washington, the new york times' white house correspondent and former moscow bureau chief, peter baker. peter, what thoughts are running through putin's head and why he's -- i mean we talk a lot about the history in this region, but a state
he insisted they were, quote, local defense forces and call the people's uprising against ukrainian president viktor yanukovych an unconstitutional coup and said they were sitting in a laboratory and running experiments on rats and described anti-government protests, the ones that killed scores of people two week ago an orgy of radicals. putin was nervous, angry, cornered and paranoid, written in the new republic. here was an authoritarian dancing uncomfortably in his new dictator shoes. in the...
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he didn't mention one time the phrase stand your ground or self-defense. he didn't say the name trayvon martin, jordan davis, or marissa alexander. don't these issues deserve the attention of the state's governor? >> well, our governor has been writing letters to the president about venezuela and about things outside of state of florida, but he has neglected to mention floridians that are dying. he has neglected to mention that this is a topic around the nation about his state. and i was very disappointed as i sat there listening to the state of the state that here is a major topic. here is something that people are talking about around the nation about his state, and he didn't bother to mention or at least give condolences to the families that are out there suffering. the florida families that are suffering, he has neglected to mention, give condolences, or anything. and so i was disappointed in his lack of leadership and compassion when it comes to floridians. >> and we're not saying, goldie, that he ought to take a position on the case. >> sure. >> rall
he didn't mention one time the phrase stand your ground or self-defense. he didn't say the name trayvon martin, jordan davis, or marissa alexander. don't these issues deserve the attention of the state's governor? >> well, our governor has been writing letters to the president about venezuela and about things outside of state of florida, but he has neglected to mention floridians that are dying. he has neglected to mention that this is a topic around the nation about his state. and i was...
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people didn't just rush to the defense of lgbt people, but everyone. >> the pandora's box aspect of this was a huge one. you have legislation that is a solution in search of a problem. and i think actually jan brewer did a pretty good job of laying that case out in the beginning of her statement, being like, it's not like there's a huge problem in the state of arizona. there's not a bunch of religious folks who feel like they're being dragged into doing things against their will. i actually haven't heard of any complaints in our state, why are we passing this? >> you know what i would like to see? if there are lots of businesses out there who do not want to serve gays and lesbians, create a website and say, we'll serve anyone, but we'd rather not have your business. >> i have to break in here. >>> jan brewer has vetoed bill sb-1062. to refuse service to gays and lesbians. we'll be right back. >>> breaking news out of arizona, just moments ago, where governor jan brewer has vetoed the most controversial bill in the country. sb-1062, a bill that would allow private businesses to discrimina
people didn't just rush to the defense of lgbt people, but everyone. >> the pandora's box aspect of this was a huge one. you have legislation that is a solution in search of a problem. and i think actually jan brewer did a pretty good job of laying that case out in the beginning of her statement, being like, it's not like there's a huge problem in the state of arizona. there's not a bunch of religious folks who feel like they're being dragged into doing things against their will. i...
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and i'm excited to have the lawyer responsible for overturning the defense of marriage act speaking out for the first time on news outs of texas. >>> plus, an exclusive with the controversial milely cyrus, does the pop star exploit little people? first our headlines. >>> all of this stuff will come out over the appropriate period of time. >> eight out of ten democrats wants hillary clinton to run for president in 2016. >> i'm not going to give into the hysteria of questions. >> the same poll shows 10 out of 10 democrats to run against her. >> with a stroke of the pen, jan brewer stopped short. >> it is properly worded and result in unintended and negative consequences. >> i didn't come here to make friends. >> the tea party movement is an intellectual movement. >> i came to save this republic -- >> overknight armed men seized control of two government buildings as putin announces he's sending troops near ukraine's border. >> there's talk that ukraine could be split into two separate countries which explains the new name. two cranes. >> we begin today breaking news where eric holder is n
and i'm excited to have the lawyer responsible for overturning the defense of marriage act speaking out for the first time on news outs of texas. >>> plus, an exclusive with the controversial milely cyrus, does the pop star exploit little people? first our headlines. >>> all of this stuff will come out over the appropriate period of time. >> eight out of ten democrats wants hillary clinton to run for president in 2016. >> i'm not going to give into the hysteria of...
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. >> the former defense secretary bob gates scorches biden in the book partly because biden was not about to cede control of foreign policy to bob gates. >> gates is a good guy, but he is republican. >> exactly. >> and biden's policy has been validated this week. we're pulling out of afghanistan because of the conflict. >> he said i want to go any terrorist route not a counter insurgency. i know this is nuanced, but the president ended up going with biden. >> i think he can be a more convincing populist than hillary clinton can, frankly. >> yeah. >> partly because he isn't a guy who has made a lot of money at it. he is a life-long politician. he has taken the train back and forth to wilmington the whole time. he is in it for right reasons and hasn't gotten rich off of politics as the clintons have. let's face it. >> you know what i like about the democratic party besides a lot of beliefs? i like they like to have fights and fun. they don't go whose turn it is and get in line. >> what really impressed me about glenn's terrific story is the fact that joe biden was furious that a key money r
. >> the former defense secretary bob gates scorches biden in the book partly because biden was not about to cede control of foreign policy to bob gates. >> gates is a good guy, but he is republican. >> exactly. >> and biden's policy has been validated this week. we're pulling out of afghanistan because of the conflict. >> he said i want to go any terrorist route not a counter insurgency. i know this is nuanced, but the president ended up going with biden. >>...
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i think we ought to be talking about poland about that missile defense shield. we need to look at things that make shall lad mir putin pay a price for what he's done here. >> long term, but what's the end game in this congress. what would you like to see the president do? >> i think it's helpful if we are unified so we send that strong signal to vladimir putin that we are going to act. again, not just talking tough, but actually carrying through with those actions. impose those sanctions. don't give them free rein. freeze their assets, restrict their visas, actually inflict some pain on these people to let them know we are serious. it's not just tough talk. it will be tough action and successfully tougher action if they continue this illegal and unlawful activity. >> obviously i don't need to tell you the concern is where do you draw that line between having have laid mer putin pay a price or putting the pressure on him and alienating our allies who have serious and deep economic interests in russia. >> that's what i was talking about longer term, we need to eas
i think we ought to be talking about poland about that missile defense shield. we need to look at things that make shall lad mir putin pay a price for what he's done here. >> long term, but what's the end game in this congress. what would you like to see the president do? >> i think it's helpful if we are unified so we send that strong signal to vladimir putin that we are going to act. again, not just talking tough, but actually carrying through with those actions. impose those...
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these are defense lawyers trying to chip away at a death penalty case to say to the judge, if you hide a percentage of the evidence from the accused, if we, the defense lawyers, can't tell the accused some of the secret evidence, how can you then go about and ask for a death penalty? so, this is the pretrial hearings. it's hard. it isn't that kind of sexy murder trials that americans have become accustomed to watching on court tv. >> and carl, i'm not gonna argue with -- of course the families of the victims care, but i do think in terms of the breadth of coverage, the amount of discussion, these are people -- khalid sheikh mohammed, enemy combatants, number one, names familiar to many americans. if you ask i think john q. public where ksm's trial stands in terms of proceedings, i think very few people would be able to answer you on that on that note, the speed or lack thereof with which these men are seeing trial is staggering. the average wait time between a federal court around military commission, 1.5 years the average wait time for a federal court trial. military commissions take
these are defense lawyers trying to chip away at a death penalty case to say to the judge, if you hide a percentage of the evidence from the accused, if we, the defense lawyers, can't tell the accused some of the secret evidence, how can you then go about and ask for a death penalty? so, this is the pretrial hearings. it's hard. it isn't that kind of sexy murder trials that americans have become accustomed to watching on court tv. >> and carl, i'm not gonna argue with -- of course the...
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at 2008, when russia went into the state of georgia, that had been preceded by a huge buildup in our defense budget and of course president bush had invaded iraq. so the notion that somehow wif we have a weak foreign policy that emboldens putin, is a lot of hot air. i was pleased to see bob gates the other day, a republican himself, call upon republicans to really do what we should be doing, speaking with one voice and congress can help in that area by quickly moving on the economic aid, including the imf piece, which the president mentioned which unfortunately is not in the house package that will be voted on today. >> thank you, congressman van holl hollen. key parts of the what the president is proposing will require mobilization on the part of congress. we'll watch your momenvements o that. >> up next, remember that other story unfolding today domestically, governor christie speaking at today's cpac meeting and president's new push to get hispanics to sign up for health care. and talking about why she lashed out at the president last week getting a lot of press. >>> finally, we've got he
at 2008, when russia went into the state of georgia, that had been preceded by a huge buildup in our defense budget and of course president bush had invaded iraq. so the notion that somehow wif we have a weak foreign policy that emboldens putin, is a lot of hot air. i was pleased to see bob gates the other day, a republican himself, call upon republicans to really do what we should be doing, speaking with one voice and congress can help in that area by quickly moving on the economic aid,...
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if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not kick russia out of the g8. it's hurting him economically. it's isolating him. you don't give him the olympic games. you don't allow him in the g8. you hold him accountable. and i agree with steve, you have a strategy to isolate putin. putin is dangerous. putinism is dangerous. this rise of authoritarianism is something we need counter patiently, slowly, but consistently over time. >> steve, one of the problems in a situation like this is the ultimate action no one is willing to take. there is no one saying we should be willing to go to war with russia over this incursion. and once you eliminate
if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not...
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bush when we had a much larger defense budget, we couldn't do anything to stop russia when it invaded georgia, so i don't think there's much in terms of that. we did have, like you mentioned, the $40 million of trade with s russia and they want more. even last december they were trying to negotiate to have not quite a free trade deal but a much bigger economic tie to the united states. so if we cut off those talks, if we try to as far as we can within the wto lower our trade with russia, that would send a pressey strong message. >> how far are we going to go? will we turn russia into an international pariah? what really are these harsh measures? i don't think that, oh, not going to sochi g-8, no one wants to go there anyway. >> we've been there. we've seen the hotels. >> you mentioned possibly taking away visas from the parliament. that is an option on the table. putting a travel ban on putin traveling outside of russia if the u.s. really wants to send a strong message -- >> which would be great. >> round up our allies to do the same thing, that would be amazing. >> there are some rea
bush when we had a much larger defense budget, we couldn't do anything to stop russia when it invaded georgia, so i don't think there's much in terms of that. we did have, like you mentioned, the $40 million of trade with s russia and they want more. even last december they were trying to negotiate to have not quite a free trade deal but a much bigger economic tie to the united states. so if we cut off those talks, if we try to as far as we can within the wto lower our trade with russia, that...
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but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> i called. >> i know. is it for 1345 south -- >> yes, yes. >> they're on your way. you only called a couple of minutes ago. they're on their way, okay. >> you know, it's an emergency, and they are still not here. >> okay. they're on their way. >> okay, bye. >> all right, bye. >> well, there is a person rather pathetically trying to get the ambulance to show up that normally would have gotten there, presumably. and there you have this traffic gridlock. it doesn't get through. >> and it was causing problems for the dispatchers too. not only were they having to deal with the normal calls comin
but now, to be fair and in perspective, you know, what the defense will do at that very point is then get out the tapes, 100 other tapes from 911 tapes over the period of the last few years, and you'll see that this is not all that unusual. >> sure. but let's go to this call that grabbed me or a juror, i would think. here is a call from a frustrated woman who had already called 911 once, and was still waiting for the ambulance to arrive. let's listen to this call. >> 911. where is...
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we are cutting defense spending. we were talking about infrastructure, potholes, state funding. >> you have to make sacrifices. >> in the previous segment. the people who are serious want to pick up the amendment. if there's any room to maneuver or wiggle, i don't think the way they've approached the tax code gives me a lot of real faith. capital gains is an important area. by the way, to abby's point, you want to know a big idea, hold up or down votes on the floor. the speaker can put each one of these out. what i think happens here is similar to what happens on immigration. there's some piecemeal conversations but you can't actually get a vote on what i think are the most important parts. the capital gains thing, i'll end here, it's a problem because today's wealthy americans make more money through stock dividends than were before in history. >> right. >> our tax code has not caught up with that. you were alluding to that. if we don't deal with that, and i think deal with it in a much more assertive way, then we w
we are cutting defense spending. we were talking about infrastructure, potholes, state funding. >> you have to make sacrifices. >> in the previous segment. the people who are serious want to pick up the amendment. if there's any room to maneuver or wiggle, i don't think the way they've approached the tax code gives me a lot of real faith. capital gains is an important area. by the way, to abby's point, you want to know a big idea, hold up or down votes on the floor. the speaker can...
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there's no defense of what was there. what we need now is not to get into an old cold war confrontation. we need to work together in what does not have to be a zero sudden game to provide the capacity of the people of ukraine to choose their future. that's all that's at stake. >> i want to ask you about syria. for three years we have watched horrific pictures. you spoke of this when you were senator, obviously now you've got the lead role on it, horrible pictures. i looked at video of a child weeping over his mother's body after a barrel bomb was dropped on her and other civilians by the regime. just today this picture on the wire is from the refugee camp in damascus. why isn't this genocide? >> well, andrea, that gets into all kinds of definitions. what it is is wholesale killing of your own people. >> but it's killing of one or another ethnic group by a minority leadership? >> i don't want to get into definitions. what he is doing is outrageous, unconscionable, unacceptable, disgraceful, craven, it's horrendous. and we
there's no defense of what was there. what we need now is not to get into an old cold war confrontation. we need to work together in what does not have to be a zero sudden game to provide the capacity of the people of ukraine to choose their future. that's all that's at stake. >> i want to ask you about syria. for three years we have watched horrific pictures. you spoke of this when you were senator, obviously now you've got the lead role on it, horrible pictures. i looked at video of a...
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the former olympian's defense attorneys spent today pushing back on defense statements detailing reeva steenkamp's screams before the death. also concerned about witness security. one witness told court officials he received threatening phone calls following his testimony. constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets, larry! ukraine where a crowd of protesters blocked the car belonging to an u.n. envoy, robert suri, in crimea. james was there and tweeted throughout the entire incident. first, he tweeted the crowd chant, russia, russia, as u.n. envoy leaves coffee shop and scrambles into waiting car. finally, robert finally on his way to the airport. police havi
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the native defense ministers are getting ready for a complete withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of the year. there a lot of discussion if we continue on that path, a lot of the progress that has been made in afghanistan is not sustainable. what do you think we are going to see over the course of the next nine months as we head towards the zero option as some people call it in afghanistan? >> i think there is the real danger of a crisis in that relations with afghanistan. but, ultimately, it's their country and they have to think of its future. we have made a commitment with which we have stuck for more than ten years now, trying to create a more modern afghanistan. i feel we were a little ambitious in trying that. it might have been wise just to stick to the military operation and see some sort of negotiated outcome could be reached earlier. but we are where we are. i think the after gpeople from afghanistan are not ready to figure out the long-range relationship with us. we might be better off leaving sooner rather than later. in any case, i'm reluctant to consider the deployme
the native defense ministers are getting ready for a complete withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of the year. there a lot of discussion if we continue on that path, a lot of the progress that has been made in afghanistan is not sustainable. what do you think we are going to see over the course of the next nine months as we head towards the zero option as some people call it in afghanistan? >> i think there is the real danger of a crisis in that relations with afghanistan. but,...
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meantime, defense secretary chuck hagel is advising caution. >> this is a time for careful, wise, steady leadership. the tensions increase, and i think all nations have to be very careful here of not promoting anymore tension through provocative actions. >> joining me now from the white house, nbc's peter alexander. here in studio, nbc political analyst jonathan alter. good to see both of you. first to you, peter. we know the white house briefing was cancelled because of weather. we also know there is plenty going on inside the white house as it relates to ukraine. what do we know about the options they are considering there? >> obviously, we know secretary of state john kerry will be dispatched to the center of this crisis, ukraine, kiev specifically. over the last several days, senior administration officials, the president, have been involved in communicating and trying to get everybody onboard and united. g7 nato leaders, european allies. as a senior administration official described to us right now, as the u.s. considers this sort of economic assault on russia right now, in the word
meantime, defense secretary chuck hagel is advising caution. >> this is a time for careful, wise, steady leadership. the tensions increase, and i think all nations have to be very careful here of not promoting anymore tension through provocative actions. >> joining me now from the white house, nbc's peter alexander. here in studio, nbc political analyst jonathan alter. good to see both of you. first to you, peter. we know the white house briefing was cancelled because of weather. we...
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but he was very -- he was on the defensive from the minute he got in the room saying i don't care about you or the pipeline. you know, it's -- this is my vote on it. it's going through. it's what he wanted. and it's been the same. lee terry, you meet with his staffers and, you know, for the most part, most of them are zoned out on you anyways. >> do you think that there is any way you can turn the decision in your favor? do you feel like you have some momentum, or do you think you're chasing this? >> no, when i found out about the pipeline and found out some of the truer facts about it and what transcanada was really up to, you know, i really did feel like, you know, gosh, we're going to try to put up this fight and we're going to try to do everything we can, but it's like about the end of the game. and i'm late getting there to the party anyways. and in this fight. but as we've gone on over the last few years, we've gained significant momentum. and the striking down of lb-1161 has just been a huge uplift to a lot of people, and it's opened a lot of eyes. and everybody has told us, this
but he was very -- he was on the defensive from the minute he got in the room saying i don't care about you or the pipeline. you know, it's -- this is my vote on it. it's going through. it's what he wanted. and it's been the same. lee terry, you meet with his staffers and, you know, for the most part, most of them are zoned out on you anyways. >> do you think that there is any way you can turn the decision in your favor? do you feel like you have some momentum, or do you think you're...
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he has talked about the defense budget being cut too much. it's interesting. the political consultants in washington stay away from foreign policy, it's unpopular in america, the public doesn't care about it. it would be ironic but i think it might happen that republicans agree on most issues. could show leadership the next year or two. >> interesting. while we're talking about politicians in washington, did you see what happened yesterday on capitol hill? >> i saw clips of that, yeah. >> we have elijah coming up here. >> wwf. >> it was exciting stuff. >> two minds about it. then again let's let you be the judge. many americans were given a refresh reminder of why they are fed up with washington politics. during yet another hearing, on the irs targeting of conservative and tea party groups. chairman of the house oversight committee darrell issa grilled lois lerner for 11 straight minutes. lerner pled the fifth and then this happened. >> i have no expectation that miss lerner will cooperate with this committee and therefore i move to adjourn. >> i have a proced
he has talked about the defense budget being cut too much. it's interesting. the political consultants in washington stay away from foreign policy, it's unpopular in america, the public doesn't care about it. it would be ironic but i think it might happen that republicans agree on most issues. could show leadership the next year or two. >> interesting. while we're talking about politicians in washington, did you see what happened yesterday on capitol hill? >> i saw clips of that,...
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this was his defense. the question isn't whether businesses run by people opposed to gay marriage on religious ground, it's whether they should be compelled to by government. the critics pride themselves on the live and let live open mind edness but they're highly more lis tick in their support of gay marriage, judgmental of those oppose it. so i mean, joan, rich lowrie was making the point here that, you know, if a business, if a wedding cake baker wants to say no, i'm only going to heterosexual wedding, they can say you're a bigot, go across town. >> it's propos trous argument. he's saying it's not like people would have a hard time finding someone to do their biz. this is not a big deal, gay people. deal with it. it's so are dick lows. it reminded me of rand paul's last stand against the civil rights act where he's like well i really i like the whole thing except where it applies to public businesses. we'll patronize other businesses. this is fundamentally anti-civil rights. but they are so good at maki
this was his defense. the question isn't whether businesses run by people opposed to gay marriage on religious ground, it's whether they should be compelled to by government. the critics pride themselves on the live and let live open mind edness but they're highly more lis tick in their support of gay marriage, judgmental of those oppose it. so i mean, joan, rich lowrie was making the point here that, you know, if a business, if a wedding cake baker wants to say no, i'm only going to...
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he was the head of the naacp's legal defense fund when the group defended a man accused of killing a police officer. >> his advocacy on behalf of the nation's most notorious cop killer glorify, glorify an unrepentant cop killer. >> his record and what he actually has done create serious doubt. >> go out of their way to advocate for, to celebrate, to lionize convicted cop killers. >> he didn't celebrate or lionize his client. he defended him. he provided a constitutional right. there is a difference. maybe senator cruz and the republicans can use a little history lesson. in 1770, an american lawyer defended british soldiers following the boston massacre. he called it, quote, one of the best pieces of service i ever rendered my country. that man was john adams, who later became president. another lawyer two centuries later defended a convicted murder on death row, and he did it pro bono, for free. that man was john roberts. gop senators didn't seem to have any qualms about confirming him as chief justice back in 2005. and nen there is the lawyer who defended a client in the kids for ca
he was the head of the naacp's legal defense fund when the group defended a man accused of killing a police officer. >> his advocacy on behalf of the nation's most notorious cop killer glorify, glorify an unrepentant cop killer. >> his record and what he actually has done create serious doubt. >> go out of their way to advocate for, to celebrate, to lionize convicted cop killers. >> he didn't celebrate or lionize his client. he defended him. he provided a constitutional...
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. >> i think we should revisit the missile defense shield that we talk about so often. >> i would just cancel in sochi. i wouldn't talk about the planning session. i would cancel it. >> i would like to create a democratic news around putin's russia. >> we start north of crimea with nbc's ian williams. ian, there's been a lot of claims and counter claims today. what's the latest there on the ground? >> reporter: it's a confusing picture, toure. we've seen a lot of so-called deadlines come and go, which we've heard from russian news agencies, from the ukrainian government. but it does seem that russia is pretty well in control of crimea. and the question now, and it's something which john kerry is going to be looking at closely tomorrow, on how he can under it, is what russia does next. and the focus will be on this region here, where i am today, in east ukraine. this is the second biggest city in the country, the industrial heartland, kharkov. many people here have been encouraged with what's happening in ukraine and would ideally like the russians to come in here, too. behind me, you p
. >> i think we should revisit the missile defense shield that we talk about so often. >> i would just cancel in sochi. i wouldn't talk about the planning session. i would cancel it. >> i would like to create a democratic news around putin's russia. >> we start north of crimea with nbc's ian williams. ian, there's been a lot of claims and counter claims today. what's the latest there on the ground? >> reporter: it's a confusing picture, toure. we've seen a lot of...